Assessment & Treatment of
Adolescent Sex Offenders
Garry P. Perry
Janet Orchard
Provides invaluable guidance on effective assessment
and treatment of adolescent sex offenders and their families. The authors
focus on assessment and treatment of the offender's distorted thought processes,
lack of emotional awareness, and destructive behaviors. Provides procedures
for classifying offenders, specific offender interview strategies, parent
interview guidelines, and a checklist of risk factors. Includes both
case studies and sample clinical interviews. The authors confront mythical
beliefs about this population and discuss critical therapy issues. A
group therapy approach is presented along with techniques for maximizing
the long-term effects of various interventions. This book's practical
advice will also be useful in your work with adult offenders.
"Perry and Orchard have drawn from the research and their clinical
experience to give the field a most comprehensive and practical primer for
the assessment and treatment of adolescent sex offenders. The book
is filled with straightforward, easy to follow examples of assessment procedures,
interview guides, placement criteria, and risk assessment protocols ....
Beginning and experienced clinicians alike will find a wealth of
information useful for the development or improvement of their services to
adolescent sex offenders and their families. Though rare in professional
texts, but essential in this field, Perry and Orchard have included a thoughtful
chapter on sex offender therapist self-care."
-Frederick Mathews, PhD,
CPsych, Community Psychologist/Director of
Research, Central Toronto Youth Services, Ontario,
Canada
"[This book] is an excellent primer for the serious clinician, social
scientist, court official, and probation officer interested in the
ever-increasing phenomenon of adolescent sex offending. The text is
referred to as a primer, not because it lacks sophistication, but rather
due to its unique style of presenting an overview of the topic and the creative
manner in which the breadth and depth of this clinical area have been woven
into the discussion."
-Family Relations